Happy Thursday everyone! Today I want to share a fantastic blueberry buckle recipe and an important announcement regarding the shutdown of Google Reader. If you haven’t heard, Google Reader will be shutting down this Monday or 1st of July. What this means is that those of you who use the service to follow, and read, Spicie Foodie, and any other blog, will no longer be able to. But don’t worry as there are many alternative ways to still follow me and be notified every time I share a new recipe.
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As you can see there are plenty of ways to follow and never miss a single recipe I share with you. Okay, let’s get to the dessert part of this post.:)
Last week I made my first blueberry buckle and it tasted awesome, thanks to a great recipe from Vegetarian Times magazine. I was amazed that even though it’s a vegan recipe, it was moist, sweet and fantastic tasting! Below is the recipe so you can taste it, maybe even this weekend with some vanilla ice cream on the side — yum!
- ¾ cup whole-wheat pastry flour or spelt flour (I used spelt)
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- ½ tsp. baking powder
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 4 to 6 Tbs. canola oil (I used a light tasting olive oil, but sunflower good work too.)
- 1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour or spelt flour (I used wholewheat)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- ¾ cup maple syrup
- ⅓ cup canola oil
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- ½ tsp. salt
- 4 cups fresh blueberries
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 9-inch springform pan and wrap bottom with foil.
- To make Streusel: Combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt in bowl. Stir in oil 1 Tbs. at a time until mixture looks crumbly.
- To make Cake: Sift flours and baking powder into bowl. Whisk syrup, oil, vanilla, and salt in second bowl.
- Stir syrup mixture into flour mixture. Fold in berries.
- Spread batter in prepared pan. Sprinkle streusel over top. Bake 1 hour 10 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 30 minutes on wire rack. Cool 15 minutes, unmold, and serve.
We loved this dessert so much that we also ate if for breakfast, and definitely one to bake again.
Have a great weekend and don’t forget that the YBR roundup is this Sunday. Add Your Best Recipe of June to the roundup here.
The buckle looks so inviting!
Thanks Angie!
A wonderful treat! This healthy buckle must taste delicious.
Now I use Feedly to follow my favorite blogs.
Cheers,
Rosa
That’s great that you’ve already made the switch from Reader. Thanks Rosa!
Does that look decadent or what?
I joined by Email and went to Bloglovin they said I am following already:)
Don’t want to miss you..I hope we all find each other in the end of this maze..there are so many choices..it concerns me.:(
Thank you so much Monique! I know it’s all caused so much confusion, but I also know where to follow you.:)
More and more of our friends are vegans and finally I can offer them a delicious treat!
Great recipe, thank you Nancy.
And not to forget-beautiful pictures :)
My pleasure Daniela! Enjoy the treat.
I love blueberries, your buckle looks fantastic!
They’re one of my faves, thanks Laura!
I haven’t had Blueberry Buckle in years but always loved it. I like your version with whole wheat flour. I’ll have to try it.
As for subscribing, I signed up for Feedly but I’ve noticed others also use BlogLovin. Do you only subscribe to one or is it best to subscribe to both, or does it matter?
You should Vicki, it adds another nuttiness to it that’s great! Next time I’ll try the full spelt version.
Only one should suffice, as you should be able to import all of the blog’s you read into either. I’m using bloglovin’ and will only use that or email subscriptions.
I adore blueberries, so glad they are in season now. And a buckle is totally new to me, second time I see some. I did my feedly transfer for all my feeds :-)
Me too, I wait for them all year long. If it’s new to you and you like blueberries then you must give it a try sometime.:)
I’m always impressed at your business acumen, Nancy. Your blog is one of the best and it is nice to see how you get it out there–and inspiring. As is this healthy blueberry buckle recipe! Thaks!
It’s vegan so your hubby can enjoy it too. Thank you so much Victoria, you always have a kind word for me.:) xx
Nancy – Thanks for sharing this wonderful and healthy recipe. I will definitely try this out…bookmarked!
My pleasure Shema!:)
That looks delicious and I would eat it for breakfast too. The Italians are great at eating cake first thing in the morning. Maybe they know a thing or two we don’t.
Haha, then there is much to learn from the Italians. Thanks Suzanne:)
I’m posting the same thing on my blog tomorrow. :) I’m sad to see Google Reader going away! I think I might have to make this with some of the blackberries I’m growing right now. It looks delicious!
Good for you Kiersten, we wouldn’t want to loss any of our readers. It’s a bummer and now I hope they don’t do away with Feeburner next — can you imagine? Thanks, I hope you bake some buckle soon.
G’day! Is only brekkie, true!
Could go for one or two of your buckles now …looks YUM too!
Thanks for explaining in words and photos re the updates!
Cheers! Joanne
My pleasure Joanne, make sure you do something similar for your readers too. Thanks!:)
This blueberry cake looks SO moist and SO delicious! I’m sure it is quite healthy, but based on the fact that I would not be able to stop eating it, I definitely would consume some calories. :) Well, you know I’m following you. It’s amazing how many ways there are! How does one keep up with it all?
It was so moist and the flavour was incredible. Haha, yeah that was my problem too.:) It’s all very time consuming, like a job all to itself, lol! Thanks MJ, I’m following you in many if not all those places too.
what a gorgeous recipe!!!
YUM, I would love a big slice right now!!
I have followed you on blog lovin… plus on google+ so I should be fine now :)
Thanks for the heads up :)
Thank you Julie! My pleasure, also following you…I think everywhere. Lol:)
What a delicious looking buckle. I happily follow you on email… so I won’t miss a post. :)
Thank you Ramona! Hope you’re having a great weekend. xx
A gorgeous vegan egg free blueberry cake. Some people here in India would go crazy for it since it is vegan and I bet I would love it as much, if not even more, then a regular cake.
I am following you via feedly so I won’t miss a post but I thought I d join finally bloglovin too so I found your just a few hours earlier there. =)
It really is a great recipe, Helene, one of those that both vegans and non-vegans will love. Thanks, I find you there too and give you a follow.
I love it when you share your healthier baked recipes and this one looks so very good! I think I follow you everywhere but I have to say that the Bloglovin’ is a great way to follow my favorite blogs and I don’t think Google reader will be missed ;-)
Thank you so much Patty, that’s a great compliment coming from you.:) I agree and have already gotten quite used to bloglovin’. Have a great weekend!!
Wow this is absolutely gorgeous presentation and recipe thanks!!
Thank you Claudia!!
Great minds! I just posted a blueberry buckle recipe, too. Yours looks terrific! Isn’t this a wonderful dish? So flavorful – a real favorite of mine. Good stuff – thanks.
That’s great John, I’ll stop by to check out your recipe. Yes, it’s really a great cake. Thanks!
Can ww flour work if I dont have wwp?
I’m sorry I don’t understand what you’re asking? WW, meaning whole wheat? Yes you can. WWP, not sure what that means!